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Public Broadcast Foundation
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c. 1977-1983
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The Public Broadcast Foundation was formed in the late 1970s in an the unsuccessful attempt to save the public status of Channel 13 in Tacoma. [1] In 1979, Channel 13 was sold by Clover Park School District, who had originally bought the channel out of bankruptcy in 1975, and operated it as a public station. [2] The school received an offer from a private company and decided to sell the station at a profit. This was opposed my members of the community, who formed the citizen action group Save-Our-Station-13 (SOS-13) which organized and attempted to find other public buyers to purchase the station, such as local Community Colleges, to keep it operating as public. This incited a large community debate in which the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) had to decide if the sale was allowed, and SOS-13 filed a petition. Ultimately, the School district was able to sell the channel to Kelly Broadcasting Co. Of Sacramento, California in 1979 for a sum of $6.25 million dollars, and used the money from the sale to build a new high school. [3]
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Written by Lauren Moseman, 2023.
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[1] “’PM Tacoma’ To Debut-on radio” The Tacoma News Tribune, September 30, 1983, p 27
[2] “KTVW-TV Sold to CP District” The Tacoma News Tribune, March 14, 1975, p 1
[3] “Clover Park Levy Faces Opposition at Polls Tuesday” The Tacoma News Tribune, May 9, 1982, p 6